HARARE — The Zimbabwean government is facing growing criticism after telling Parliament it has not received official reports of widespread xenophobic violence against Zimbabweans living in South Africa, despite mounting anxiety among migrant communities following recent anti-immigrant demonstrations. The issue was raised in Parliament after Warren Park legislator Shakespeare Hamauswa asked the government to explain what diplomatic and practical measures were being taken to pr

The World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), warning that the rare Bundibugyo strain poses a serious regional threat amid rising infections, healthcare worker deaths, and cross-border transmission.

Thousands of South Africans are increasingly questioning whether their savings are truly safe after a growing wave of alleged fraud cases linked to Standard Bank left victims counting losses worth millions of rand. From pensioners losing retirement savings to small business owners watching accounts emptied within minutes, the scale and consistency of complaints are raising concerns about banking security, fraud response systems, data protection, and transparency within one of

A Zimbabwean family is mourning the devastating loss of three relatives following a horrific chain of road accidents near Bela-Bela in South Africa that claimed the lives of a father, mother, and child within minutes. South African authorities said the tragedy unfolded on Saturday along the busy N1 highway and involved two separate collisions, including one linked to the security detail of South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

National Assembly of South Africa has agreed on the composition of a special Section 89 committee that will determine whether there is prima facie evidence to proceed with impeachment proceedings against Cyril Ramaphosa over the controversial Phala Phala scandal. The decision was finalised during a meeting of Parliament’s Chief Whips’ Forum on Wednesday, with political parties agreeing on a 31-member committee structure designed to reflect party representation in the National

Tensions erupted in Nairobi on Tuesday after Kenyan police arrested activists, intellectuals, and international delegates during a protest against the ongoing France–Africa Summit, an event critics say represents a renewed attempt by France to strengthen its influence across Africa. The summit, officially branded the “Africa Forward Summit,” was hosted by William Ruto and attended by Emmanuel Macron.

Prominent South African taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni, widely known as “Ferrari,” has been arrested alongside two other suspects in connection with an extortion investigation in Mpumalanga. According to police, Sibanyoni was taken into custody during an early morning operation conducted by heavily armed officers on Tuesday.

The arrest of two senior South African police generals over alleged illegal precious metals dealings has sent shockwaves through the country’s law enforcement establishment, intensifying public concern over corruption inside the very institutions tasked with fighting organised crime.

The Government of Zimbabwe is preparing to receive three Zimbabwean healthcare workers identified as contacts of a confirmed hantavirus case while on Ascension Island, amid heightened international monitoring of a rare outbreak linked to a cruise ship voyage. According to Douglas Mombeshora, the three medical workers tested negative for hantavirus on PCR tests conducted on Sunday, May 10, but will still undergo strict quarantine and monitoring procedures after arriving in Zim

The newly declassified reports now publicly available through the US Department of War archives include accounts from farmers, police officers, commercial pilots, astronauts, and military aviators who claimed to witness strange flying objects displaying capabilities beyond known aircraft technology. The disclosures have reignited global fascination with what are now officially termed Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), previously known as UFOs.

South Africa has strongly opposed Ghana’s decision to escalate concerns over alleged xenophobic attacks to the African Union, warning it could table a counter-agenda focused on governance failures and irregular migration across Africa. The diplomatic tension comes ahead of the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting scheduled for June 24–27 in Cairo, where Ghana wants xenophobic violence against African nationals in South Africa formally debated.

A major constitutional showdown is unfolding in South Africa after the Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa must proceed over the controversial Phala Phala matter. The ruling, delivered on May 8, 2026, marking 30 years since the adoption of the country’s Constitution, has been widely described as a watershed moment for presidential accountability and constitutional law in South Africa.

KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has signaled his openness to seeking a third term, a move that has sparked immediate backlash from opposition leaders who fear a return to the "personalized power" dynamics of the past. Speaking at a late-Wednesday press conference, Tshisekedi addressed growing calls from his political allies to overhaul the country’s 2006 charter.

The South Africa government has attributed the growing influx of undocumented migrants to governance challenges in parts of the continent, as the country grapples with a renewed wave of anti-migrant protests. The demonstrations, which began in late April 2026 and have continued into May, have spread across major urban centres including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and Cape Town, as well as townships such as Thembisa and Braamfontein.

Fresh viral claims accusing Apple of secretly installing “malware” on older iPhones to force users to upgrade have reignited debate online, but available court records and past investigations tell a more nuanced story. A widely shared social media video features a woman claiming to be a former Apple software engineer. In the clip, she alleges that every time Apple released a new iPhone, older devices were intentionally slowed down through malicious software updates.

PRETORIA — Prominent Zimbabwean opposition figure and former Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Tshwane on Monday, May 4, 2026, to face charges of possessing illegal explosives. Sikhala appeared alongside his 78-year-old uncle, Alex Thema, in a case that he claims is a politically motivated attempt to keep him out of Zimbabwe.

A pair of twin sisters in Nottingham have made medical history after discovering they have different fathers, a phenomenon experts say is exceptionally rare. Michelle Osbourne and Lavinia Osbourne, both 49, uncovered the truth through DNA testing decades after their birth in 1976. Although conceived naturally, carried in the same womb, and born minutes apart, the sisters are technically half-siblings rather than biological twins.

Three people have died, and at least one confirmed case of Hantavirus has been reported among passengers aboard a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. According to the WHO, six individuals have been affected in the incident. Three fatalities have been recorded, while another patient is in intensive care in South Africa. Although the WHO did not officially name the vessel, sources familiar with the situation identifie

BAMAKO — In the pre-dawn darkness of April 25, 2026, the Sahel region witnessed one of the most sophisticated military offensives in modern African history. Simultaneously striking five major cities, Bamako, Gao, Kidal, Kita, and Sévaré, an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 fighters launched a coordinated push that aimed to topple the Malian government. But as the smoke clears, the narrative of the attack reveals a complex web of geopolitical shifting, a "Syrian-style" insurgency st

Police in South Africa have arrested a 69-year-old medical doctor in KwaZulu-Natal over allegations that he sexually assaulted four female patients under his care at a hospital in Madadeni. The senior practitioner was taken into custody on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, by detectives from the KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, working in collaboration with officers from the Madadeni police station.